The holidays can be a tough time to get through when you are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia. To help maintain not only your loved one’s health but also your own, here are ten tips to…
Caring for a loved one with dementia is a difficult, taxing, and stressful job. When our loved one is also your spouse, many feelings can arise as we “lose” our husband or wife to dementia. You might be accustomed to…
Alzheimer’s typically is diagnosed in seniors but sometimes younger people develop early onset Alzheimer’s. Anyone with Alzheimer’s that is under 65 can apply for Social Security disability benefits to help pay for living expenses when you can’t work because of…
Since Archstone Foundation gave Alzheimer’s Family Center (AFC) a grant to fund free Caregiver Counseling sessions, AFC has helped many caregivers of a loved one with dementia. Cheryl Alvarez, Psy.D, the Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health at AFC, explains why…
Alzheimer's Family Center in Huntington Beach, California is happy to announce it will be hosting a 3-part series for caregivers presented by the Alzheimer's Association. In the middle stage of Alzheimer’s disease, those who were care partners now become hands-on…